A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had　 26　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well　 27　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

　　　　 Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how　 28　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how　 29　 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his　 31　 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 32　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

　　　 　Many years passed and the young man was very　 33　 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 34　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 35　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a　 36　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take　 37　 of the things that his father left him.

　　　　 When he began to search through his father’s important

papers, he saw the still new Bible,　 38　　 as he had left

it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to　　 39

the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）

dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the

40　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN

FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　

　　　

26. A．expected　　　　　 B．believed　　　 C．enjoyed　　　　　 　 D．felt

27. A．afford　　　　　　　 B．spend　　　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　　 D．pay

28. A．excited　　　　　　 B．proud　　　　　　　　 C．angry 　　　　　　 　 D．anxious

29. A．far　　　　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　　 D．often

30. A．Interested　　　　 B．Tired　　　　　　　　　 C．Surprised　　　　 　 D．Relaxed

31. A．hand 　　　　　　　 　B．head　　　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　　　　　 　 D．sound

32. A．looked　　　　　　　 B．moved　　　　　　　　 C．walked　　　　　 　 D．rushed

33. A．careful　　　　　　　　　　 B．helpful 　　　　　　　 C．wonderful 　　 　 D．successful

34. A．Wanting　　　　　　 B．Suggesting　　　　　 C．Noticing　　　　 　 D．Realizing

35. A．on 　　　　　　　　　 　B．since　　　　　　　　　 C．after　　　　 　　　 D．from

36. A．bag　　　　　　　　　 B．ticket　　　　　　　　 C．phone　　　　　　 　 D．book

37. A．care　　　　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　　 D．time

38. A．just　　　　　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　 　 D．already

39. A．use　　　　　　　　　 B．open　　　　　　　　　 C．turn　　　　　　　　 　 D．close

40. A．place　　　　　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　　 D．name

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 　41 . Most of his shows had educational 　42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 　43　 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .

　 My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 　46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 　47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his　 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 　49 . From that experience, he 　50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 　51 . From then on he decided to 　52　 stealing.

　 The show was 　53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 　 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 　55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

41. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. chances　　　　　 　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. shows

42. A. challenges　　　　 B. mistakes　　　　 C. experiences　　　 　　　 D. messages

43. A. missed　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　 D. remembered

44. A. education　　　　　 B. supper　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　 　　　 D. players

45. A. took　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　 　 C. wished　　　　　 D. allowed

46. A. why　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

47. A. gave up　　　　　 B. wrote down　　　 C. cared about　　　 　　　 D. laughed at

48. A. cheap　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　 　 C. own　　　 　　　 D. lucky

49. A. relaxed　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. dishonest　　　　 D. energetic

50. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 　 C. disagreed　　　　 D. visited

51. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. start　　　　　　　 　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 　 D. keep

53. A. uninteresting　　　 B. new　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 D. great

54. A. make up　　　　　 B. borrow from　　　 　　　 C. depend on　　　　 D. belong to

55. A. teaching　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　 C. beating　　　　　 D. refusing

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall,the21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 　29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 　33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 　34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 　35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

21. A. largest　　　　 B. highest　　　 C. earliest　　 D. latest

22. A. seldom　　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. always　　 D. almost

23. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. needed　　　 C. made 　　 D. kept

24. A. while　　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. if　　　　 D. though

25. A. heart　　　　　 B. hope　　　　 C. body　　　 D. love

26. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. from

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. until　　　 D. before

28. A. pleased　　　　 B. beaten　　　 C. moved　　　 D. asked

29. A. used　　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. took　　　　 D. wasted

30. A. Here　　　　　 B. There　　　 C. He　　　　 D. It

31. A. However　　　 B. Sometimes　 C. Again　　　 D. Then

32. A. friends　　　　 B. helpers　　　 C. time　　　　 D. exercise

33. A. tried　　　　　 B. saw　　　　 C. did　　　　 D. met

34. A. thinking　　　　 B. talking　　 C. worried　　 D. proud

35. A. point　　　　　 B. go　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. hurry

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means16 it，S raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．

　 Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．

　 During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．

16．A．that　　　 B．how　　　 C．why　　　 D．if

17．A．careless　 B．blind　　　 C．dead　　　 D．real

18．A．hill　　　 B．tower　　　 C．sky　　　　 D．building

19．A．cats　　　 B．frogs　　　 C．dogs　　　 D．birds

20．A．stopped　 B．enjoyed　　 C．began　　　 D．forgot

21．A．popular　 B．terrible　　 C．weekly　　 D．common

22．A．divided　 B．added　　　 C．changed　　 D．caught

23．A．together　 B．alone　　　 C．so　　　　　 D．almost

24．A．hold　　　 B．lose　　　 C．keep　　　　 D．fall

25．A．from　　　 B．into　　　 C．after　　　　 D．by